FEMINISM CONTESTING GLOBALISATION

UK and Ireland Women's Studies Association
17th Annual Conference
8-10 July 2004

Call for Papers

Confirmed KEYNOTE SPEAKERS include:
Cynthia Enloe, Breda Gray, Liz Kelly, Gail Lewis,
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Janet Price, and Margrit Shildrick

The conference will be hosted by the Women's Education, Research, and
Resource Centre (WERRC) at University College Dublin, 8-10 July 2004. It
aims to provide a forum for
exploring various discourses, politics and theories of feminism and its
challenges to globalisation. We are inviting proposals for individual
papers, panel presentations, round table
discussions and workshops representing the multitude of ways in which
feminism explores and critiques the diverse forms and impacts of
globalisation in local, regional, and global arenas. We are also open to
work considering how feminists contribute to globally innovative and
contestatory activist and political projects.

Conference Themes include:

Feminism and Globalisation: Theoretical Challenges
Globalisation, Culture and Representation
Women, Ecology and the Environment
Global Transfers of Gender
Sex and Sexuality in a Global Economy
Violence Against Women and Children: Global Perspectives
Women and Movement Across Borders
Feminism, Global Citizenship and Democracy
Globalisation and Labour
Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights
Globalisation and Feminism: From Resistance to Protest
Communities and Relationships from Local to Global
Technology, Gender, and (Re)Production
Queer Globalisation: Paradigms for Theories and Praxis
Organizing from the Grassroots and Transnational Coalition Building
War, Conflict, and Peace-Building
Empire and Post-Colonisation
Globalisation of Rural and Urban Spaces
Women's Studies, Feminist Scholarship and the 'Global Economy': Issues
and Challenges


Proposal Formats:

* INDIVIDUAL PAPERS: Individual papers should last 15-20 minutes. Please
submit the following: 1) paper title, 2) abstract (no more than 250
words), 3) institutional affiliation (if any)
and address, 4) any audio-visual requirements.

* PANEL SESSIONS: Panels of academic papers should include 3
speakers and 1 moderator. Each paper should last for 15-20 minutes.
Please submit the following: 1) session title, 2) paper titles, 3)
abstracts for each paper (no more than 250 words)
3) institutional affiliation (if any) and address for each participant,
4) any audio-visual requirements.

* ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS: Round table discussions should
include 6 speakers and 1 moderator. Each paper should last for 7- 10
minutes. Please submit the following: 1) round table title, 2) rationale
for round table (no more than 250 words) 3)
institutional affiliation (if any) and address for each participant, 4)
audio-visual requirements.

* WORKSHOPS: Workshops last 90 minutes. Please submit the following: 1)
workshop title, 2) rationale for workshop (no more than 250 words), 3)
institutional affiliation (if any) and
address , 4) any audio-visual requirements.


Deadline for Submission of Proposals: 1 March 2004

E-mail proposals to werrc@ucd.ie with subject heading "Globalisation
Conference Proposal" or post them to "Feminism Contesting
Globalisation", attn: Women's Education, Research
and Resource Centre (WERRC), Arts Annexe, University College Dublin,
Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Further Information
Ailbhe Smyth: ailbhe.smyth@ucd.ie
Tanya Bakhru: tanya_bakhru@hotmail.com





REGISTRATION
FEMINISM CONTESTING GLOBALISATION
17th Annual Conference
Women's Studies Association (UK and Ireland)
8-10 July 2004

Registration Form

Pre-Registration Deadline: 23 April 2004



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Pre-Registration Rates (please check one): - Full Conference: ?150 -
1 day: ?70 - Concessions - Full Conference: ?75 - Concessions - 1
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